Marlins Park a dangerous place Sunday

Miami Dade Fire & Rescue attends to a fan who was hit in the face by a foul… (Steve Mitchell / USA Today…)

June 29, 2014|By Juan C. Rodriguez, Sun Sentinel

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins had a rough game Sunday, losing third straight to the Oakland Athletics. For the fans, it was downright dangerous.

A Nick Punto foul ball earlier in the game prompted play to cease for several minutes as paramedics attended to a fan struck in face. The female fan sitting down the right-field line held a compress under her right eye. Ultimately, she was transported via wheelchair via an exit by the right-field foul pole.

"I think she had sunglasses on, but I couldn't really tell if it hit her in the cheek or in the eye," manager Mike Redmond said. "It was square on and she had no idea it was coming. I think she turned at the last second. And then another guy got hit in the shoulder, too, at the end. Marlins Park was a dangerous place today.